The Press., 1887-12-29
COVENTRY

SOUTH COVENTRY.
 A. s.PAHkER, Local Editor and Business Manager of Coventry Local Register.
 HI. F. Parker shod fifty hosses last week.
 We hear of loss of stock from disease in various sections of the town.
 --Schools in distrlct l reopen Monday.
 Why cannot the school-room floors be washed every Friday after the schools close; With proper care the rooms will be thoroughly dry by Monday morning.
 -Colman Bros. have removed their steam saw mill to North Coventry.
 -Vinton 6 Whites saw mill is located near Andover depot.
 J. J. Franklin has more jobs offered than he Can possibly attend to, though he keeps a number of men, most of them reg ular carpenters.
 Dec University Mirror, Lewisburg, Pa. |: The council of the University of the City of New York have appointed Chaun- cey B. Ripley to make the presentation of the Prof. John Norton Pomeroy memorial, lately provided by the alumni of the law school and other friends of the late profess sor. The memorial is life size crayou by Sarony and the presentation will take place at the next meeting of the council in tine university building.
  gational church was we'll attended, the ex- ercises appropriate and interesting, the last piece, "CroSs and Grown" by twelve ladies, and the illustration, a flower wreath. ed cross, being particularly fine.
 John O. F. Harris has moved into the house of Mrs. McCann.
 -Sleighing is excellent, the moon shines brightly, making the right combination for slt-ighing parties
 A surprise party was recently given to Miss Lizzie Stewart
 Norwich Bulletin GOT. MT. A. F. Knight, on returning home from Norwich, Friday evening, was met at his house by a large party of his friends and employees who, by fitting speech from W. F. Dix on, delivered him a present in the shape of gold d-headt'd cane, and his wife hand some sideboard. MT. Knight for the past eight years has had charge of the Bozrah- vile Co., E mill, which under his iurisdic- ton has made greater recoru tnan ever before. He has lately accepted position as superintendent of one of the largest cotton mills in the Dominion of Canada.
 A social dancing party will be held at Bidwell Hall on Friday evening, Colches- ter orchestra furnishing music, Angelo Coates p rompter.
 WILMINGTON.
 Rev. W. O. Newell will preach at Moose Meadow next Sabbath at 2 D. m. Let every body turn out, as this will prob ably be his last this winter.
 Correspondence.
 Eggs are a scarce commodity here. abouts this winter-more so than usual, 1t would seem.
 Miss Helen Vinton is on a visit to friends in New Haven.
 The late Burnham LilhbridRe's will "qually divides his property among his allowances being made for ad vances made to some of them during his lifetime.
 -"Santa Claus" presented fine book case to the South Wilmington Sunday school.
 The acting school visitor offered last term prizes to the two pupils in the South Wilmington school, first and second grade in writing, whose books should show the most improvement at the close of the term. The teacher, Miss Miller, and he, requested Rev. Mir. Terry and D. o. Dimock to act as judges. They kindly consented to do so, and reported Alice Curtiss and Fanny Carroll as the successful ones among the 19 competitors. The writing books were numbered only, so that the judges were wholly ignorant of the ownership of the several writing books.
 Rev. MT. Lum declines the call of the Congregational church to become their pastor.
 Attention is again called to the pro- posed "visit" to Rev. and Mrs. Terry at the parsonage, Saturday afternoon and evening, 31st. As MT. Terry has been working pretty hard for the entire cnm- munity for the past Ave months, it Is hoped that the response to these invita- tioua will be general. Saturday afternoon and evening were selected chiefly to ae. the friends in South Willing ton.
 The fall term of the Glass Factory schpol closes tomorrow.
 George Snow came home from Meri den to spend Christmas,
 Mrs. Mary Snow gave 8 pleasant en- tertainment to her Sunday school class last Saturday.
 George Bugbee has left the telegraph station at Manchester, whither he went from here, and IS now at Westfield, Mass,
 John B. Place, the Bennett & Mckay cable telegram testing operator, stationed near the depot, received a $25 cheque as & Christmas present from the company. Fms is their annual custom in regard t. all their employees, we hear.
 -G. G. Dave, at present staying in East Wilmington, will give an entertain ment of reading in the East Willington school house on Tuesday evening next, at 7.30. Instrumental and ? vocal music will be interspersed among the readings. Admission. Is cents chil- dren. 10 cents.
 List of letters called for in pest f flee D,.c. 29th: E. J. HurIburt, Lyu A Andrew, Our Country Home-2, Emily Curtiss Dntton, Mrs. w. H Merrill, Vii. liam Blew, Rufus R. Clark, Mrs. Carrie Norton. &t
 E. Morrit on and wife and Mir. and Mrs w. D. Holman attended Christmas family party at Walter Morrison's in Will limantic last Saturday.
 Covenant meeting at the conference room this evening.
 Miss Miller, teacher at South Willing ton, received as presents from her pupils Christmas eve a large plush autograph album and a beautiful prir ted satchet bag.
 -G. Halls young people and Harry Al. len were home from Wilbraham academy for Christmas.
 Harry Denman has visitor from New York, and Sam Nichols family have com pany from from Boston for the holidays.
 The Christmas festivities at South Wilmington passed of very pleasantly, and the children who had been under the train